HyperDic: over-the-shoulder_bombing

English > 1 sense of the expression *over-the-shoulder bombing*:
NOUN	act	over-the-shoulder bombing	a special case of loft bombing in which the bomb is released past the vertical so it is tossed back to the target

English > *over-the-shoulder bombing*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A special case of loft bombing in which the bomb is released past the vertical so it is tossed back to the target.
Broader	loft bombing, toss bombing	A bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb